THE IMPACT OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS ON MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY IN THE EURO AREA

Abstract

The financial crisis started in 2008 has contributed to many changes in the conduct of monetary and fiscal policy in the euro area. In the euro area significant decline in economic growth and problems of public finance (debt growth countries) is noticeable as a result of the crisis The aim of this article is to highlight the changes in monetary and fiscal policy in the euro area, which emerged in the aftermath of the crisis. The article verifies the hypothesis that during the financial crisis the coordination of monetary policy and fiscal policy weakened the deepening of the crisis in its early stages in both the euro area.